New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-07
CHAT ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS
OPINIONS GATHERED HERE AND THERE IN
THE CITY.

OPINIONS GATHERED HERE AND THERE IN
THE CITY
A man whose name has been frequently In pint
lately connection with the oil Pawnee and Leaven-
worth Railroad affair, through the Pacific Railroad
Committees nvestiea lions, Is John D. Perry, oil st.
Louis. Mr.. Perry has been IN New-forh ior Two or
three weeks business. He Is one of the wcatLiest
Of st. Louis citizens, q OF perhaps sixty years
Of age short In stature, slender in form, with long.
firm face, clean shaver upper Hip and white beard
In talking about the railroad affair." he SAD: MY
connection with the roai was after Fremont Hal
lett, Stone and Ewing got through. IL was then
known a. the Kansas Pacific. The first decision /
arrived at when l went into the matter was that
there should be gifts to any one and no land
contracts. We carried out some contracts that FIRE.
mont had made, / remember but VIC made no
more.n
Speaking about the land boom in the West, Mr.
Perry said: "In Kansas land Is selling In towns hhc
wichita and Fort Scott for three prices compared
with similar property In Older places II remains to
be whether these prices can DO maintained by
the growth OF population and business. couple Of
years will tell the story. Property In St Louis has
increased largely In value for some years. But Us
selling prices cheap to-day as compared with other
cities In the West, and when investigated from the
point of view of interes'-paying Investment"
Mr. Perry is the fatherIn-aw Of Mayor David Il
Francis, of ST. Louis, who has made some mark as a
growing young politician of the west, and who has
been especially prominent In the Cleveland visit ailar
MIR. Perry however has high opinion Of politics
and expresses himself decidedly that topic. said
he: "Aly acquaintance with public men has been
wide. 1t has extended over more than quarter Of
a century. / have never hal anything TO do with
politics directly, but have seen great deal Of the
inside Of politics. 1 have never known a man to
oome out Of political life benefited by 1t. They
have all had less substance financially and less moral
standing and character"
One Of the best informed Democrats In Ncw-York
said yesterday "The Republicans have an oppoT-
tuny In this state just now which they can improve
TO victory. Their success Will depend what they
do In New-York city. believe that Governor inlis
friends would like to the Democrats ioso tie
county ticket here this fall which woull carry us
stats ticket with It. You cannot understand suoh
politics Well there Is only one possible way for
Hi to mount tho Presidential ladder, which Is ~
remove Cleveland. An open tight Oh Cleveland would
defeat the President, but 30 would 1t defeat the Gov
ernor for divided State delegation at Chicago would
result In both being cast aside. But with staies like
Kentucky getting shaky, the loss vi New-fork County
to tho Democracy would be full advertisement ~ the
Democrats over the country that Cleveland cannot
carry this state. 1t Is conceded that Ncwiok VIII
sctuo the Presidential election. 1t is conceded
that this county will settle the contest In the state.
with defeat here ascribed TO the Administration, Hin
fronds think the party would turn TO the Governor
for salvation They also thlnIS that Cleveland would
10 forced " retire There Is the situation as see IT,
ExCongressman J. Floyd King, of louisiana was
asked about the progress Ire making In Ids biS
meas schemes, wbsn h9 replied laushlnsy: Now
like that word scheme myself, but l have learned
prudence In It's use. Enterprise sounds better In tie
public car. / used the word scleme In talking with
sls5or Hewitt once, when he tVii mo that wouid
iud enterprise much better word Tor the latitude vi
New-lOk. We'll, 10 answer your question, 1 adA
making progress. What ABOUT the tain WY, Inc
tarin question Is Ia simple shape. there must De
There are two Tariff systems la opcfatIon-internli
revenue and custom duties. one or tie other must
10 abolished / favor the abolition vi the mternal
ROY cnue The sentiment In tho south In some
sections Is very strong that way"
Ex-Governor Brown, OF Tennessee, who Is receiver
Of tho Texas Pacific Railroad, speaking about some
phases of south politics remarked recently There
Is all only way by which ballot box stuins.
mscountnS of votes and fraud OF that character
be entirely stopped. lt be by viva voting
hen the to vote and must stand up be IUIe
tho judges to proclaim his NAME his place oi rest
dence age ETC., and then announce his Choice Of eau
Gldatcs IN equally open manner Tie chance OF maud
Will be diminished to tho lowest degree. There
would stin be dangers from repeating but those
viii always exist
one of the railroad men of New-York is
Edward Vernon, who is connected with the NewYoriS
and NewEngland Railroad. In talking the other day
the perils Of rallroIling bo said incidentally
would though the terrible annual slaughter
of lives that from insufficient system IN car
coupling would yield to modern yention, II for
other reason than because the -blo would demand
that the slaughter sbouh CEASE But 1t seems tO DC
become accustomed TO anger they become also
uscusibIc It, and tic wfkkefs being indifferent, IL
s nTs To SS 1eGi Sa M Vernon O By tine
way claims credit for having drafted the nrst Inter
state Commerce bill presented In the United states
Senate. He f. a large man. with broad chest and
square shoulders, indicative vi physical power eonlne
aud head Of SHOCK hair the color the parting
OF which Is exactly In the centre
The principal proprietor of the locomotive works
at Rome, n. Y, Is 4. q. Mock man of rugged
appearance. with stubbly beard and heavy eyebrows
who has the appearance Of being fierce but is 10
re aIity of the most genial Of men, As al indi-
cation of the business OF the country he told that
his works now run to their fun capacity day aud
night They turn out now thirteen finished IocoD'o-
uves per month. Within few years locomotives
have been made upon definite plans with Interchange
able parts, that any piece OF the machine can DO
exchanged with tho same piece on any other iocorno
advantage "The 1nterchanging Of machinery parts
was started In connection with the manufacture Of
was employed In Colts pistol factory. lie day
hand at u 90 Colt made him superiniendent OF his
the largest salary paid to any factory man In Con-
necucut"
General Patrick walsh, of Arkansas, who is guest
at the Hoffman House. Is a ma gnitcent specimen OF
physical manhood lie is about ak feet In height,
with finely proportional body and massive head.
He has deep brown hair and a dropping mtseache.
The wide-brmmed soft hat which he wears habitualy
Gives him Western and at the same time a distn-
lj shed air Tho General got stirred UP the Rebel
6ao question, when he said lit Will DO time enough
In send back the rebel ags when those fellows down
there make up their minds to do the square thing and
the right thing. have lived In tho south i0r twenty
one years and know what | am saying when de
clare that there Is Just terrible condition Of
war when men held slaves There IL such
thing a. freedom In any Southern state. The black
men OF the South have no VOTES, except as they are
granted by their former masters and counted b. their
former masters When that Thug stops It will be
timo enough ~ discuss the giving back Of the reDe
Hays"